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totem-llm@0.17.0

Totem LLM – Your Private AI. Run a self-hosted AI assistant locally on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This is an unresolved install-time supply-chain risk, not evidence of a concrete malicious payload. The scanner's credential-exfiltration indication was not confirmed in the inspected web-search implementation.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm installation of totem-llm

Impact

Dependency lifecycle code from registries and the Git branch can execute during installation.

Mechanism

Postinstall launches npm installs in bundled subprojects.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjscollector/package.jsonserver/node_modulescollector/node_modules

Network endpoints1

github.com

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The automatic postinstall hook runs npm install for bundled server and collector projects.
The collector dependency set includes a Git dependency pinned to a moving main branch, so install fetches code not fixed by the published package.
The bundled server exposes terminal execution, although the source gates it behind feature settings, admin enablement, and approval.

Evidence against

No runtime dependency on totem-llm itself was found in the root, server, or collector manifests.
The lifecycle script targets only its bundled server and collector directories; no AI-agent configuration writes were found.
The inspected search plugin sends configured API credentials only to the selected search provider when a user-triggered search runs.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShellWebSocket

Source & flagged code

22 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

server/.envView file

Lines 1-19text

1# Auto-dump ENV from system call on 22:15:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

2LLM_PROVIDER='openrouter'

3OLLAMA_BASE_PATH='http://127.0.0.1:11434'

4OLLAMA_MODEL_PREF='qwen3.5:2b'

5OLLAMA_MODEL_TOKEN_LIMIT='4096'

6OLLAMA_AUTH_TOKEN='your-ollama-auth-token-here (optional, only for ollama running behind auth - Bearer token)'

7VECTOR_DB='lancedb'

8OPENROUTER_API_KEY='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'

9OPENROUTER_MODEL_PREF='nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free'

10OPENROUTER_TIMEOUT_MS='3000'

11WHISPER_PROVIDER='local'

12JWT_SECRET='my-random-string-for-seeding'

13TTS_PROVIDER='native'

14STORAGE_DIR='/home/mike-diker/totem-llm'

15SERVER_PORT='8686'

16SIG_KEY='passphrase'

17SIG_SALT='salt'

18DATABASE_URL='file:../storage/anythingllm.db'

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

server/.envView on unpkg · L5

19OLLAMA_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT='7200000 (optional, max timeout in milliseconds for ollama response to conclude. Default is 5min before aborting)'

collector/utils/WhisperProviders/ffmpeg/index.jsView file

Lines 1-22javascript

1const fs = require("fs");

2const path = require("path");

3const { execSync, spawnSync

server/public/assets/ort.min-faca3c2b.jsView file

4* Licensed under the MIT License. L5: */var vd=Object.create,Pn=Object.defineProperty,_d=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,Od=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,Id=Object.getPrototypeOf,Sd=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,L=(e,r)... L6: precision highp float;

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

server/public/assets/ort.min-faca3c2b.jsView on unpkg · L4

collector/middleware/verifyIntegrity.jsView file

1const { CommunicationKey } = require("../utils/comKey"); L2: const RuntimeSettings = require("../utils/runtimeSettings");

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

collector/middleware/verifyIntegrity.jsView on unpkg · L1

server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.jsView file

40parameters: { L41: $schema: "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", L42: type: "object", ... L157: _serpApi: async function (query) { L158: if (!process.env.AGENT_SERPAPI_API_KEY) { L159: this.super.introspect( ... L173: L174: const params = new URLSearchParams({ L175: engine: engine, ... L185: .then((res) => { L186: if (res.ok) return res.json(); L187: throw new Error(

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.jsView on unpkg · L40

lib/launcher.jsView file

1Cross-file remote execution chain: lib/launcher.js spawns server/public/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L1: import { spawn } from "child_process"; L2: import { join } from "path"; ... L67: L68: child.stdout.on("data", (c) => flush(c)); L69: child.stderr.on("data", (c) => flush(c)); ... L78: function getLocalIP() { L79: const interfaces = os.networkInterfaces(); L80: for (const name of Object.keys(interfaces)) { ... L131: // Display startup banner with professional formatting L132: process.stdout.write("\n"); L133: process.stdout.write(startupBanner(appVersion, "production")); ... L150: highlightBox(

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

lib/launcher.jsView on unpkg · L1

lib/setup.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 8

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

lib/setup.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

collector/index.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = totem-llm@0.15.1 matchedPath = collector/index.js matchedIdentity = npm:dG90ZW0tbGxt:0.15.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

collector/index.jsView on unpkg

server/endpoints/system.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = totem-llm@0.15.1 matchedPath = server/endpoints/system.js matchedIdentity = npm:dG90ZW0tbGxt:0.15.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/endpoints/system.jsView on unpkg

411patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 411

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in server/endpoints/system.js

server/endpoints/system.jsView on unpkg · L411

server/endpoints/utils.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = totem-llm@0.15.1 matchedPath = server/endpoints/utils.js matchedIdentity = npm:dG90ZW0tbGxt:0.15.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/endpoints/utils.jsView on unpkg

server/swagger/utils.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = totem-llm@0.15.1 matchedPath = server/swagger/utils.js matchedIdentity = npm:dG90ZW0tbGxt:0.15.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/swagger/utils.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/apipie/index.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = totem-llm@0.15.1 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dG90ZW0tbGxt:0.15.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/apipie/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/cometapi/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/cometapi/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/dockerModelRunner/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/dockerModelRunner/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/fireworksAi/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/fireworksAi/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/gemini/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/gemini/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/giteeai/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/giteeai/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/novita/index.jsView on unpkg

server/utils/AiProviders/openRouter/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

server/utils/AiProviders/openRouter/index.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

22 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

server/.envView file

5patternName = blocked_file severity = critical blockedFile = server/.env redactedSecretContext = secretLikeLines = 7 L5: OLLAMA_MODEL_TOKEN_LIMIT=<redacted:4 value> L6: OLLAMA_AUTH_TOKEN=<redacted:90 token-like> L8: OPENROUTER_API_KEY=<redacted:73 token-like> L9: OPENROUTER_MODEL_PREF=<redacted:35 token-like> L12: JWT_SECRET=<redacted:28 token-like> L14: STORAGE_DIR=<redacted:26 token-like> L18: DATABASE_URL=<redacted:30 token-like>

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

Findings

2 Critical18 High7 Medium6 Low

CriticalCritical Secretserver/.env

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationserver/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processcollector/utils/WhisperProviders/ffmpeg/index.js

HighShell

HighEvalserver/public/assets/ort.min-faca3c2b.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextlib/launcher.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/setup.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritycollector/index.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityserver/endpoints/system.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityserver/endpoints/utils.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to totem-llm@0.17.0.

See all versions of totem-llm for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of totem-llm@0.17.0 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-08 19:17:31.720Z (UTC).

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